1. Get Your Journal! October 9
Agenda:
Without Title
Think/Pair/Share
Journal

2. for my Father who lied without ceremony Poem by Diane Glancy
Without Title
for my Father who lied without ceremony
Poem by Diane Glancy
Page 39
Day 1
Read and ask students to follow along with the background of the poem.
Have them listen to you read the poem.
LAFS.9-10.RL.1.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.9-10.RL.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
LAFS.9-10.RL.2.5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
LAFS.9-10.RL.2.6: Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
LAFS.910.SL.1.1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

3. Discuss… What does the title tell you?
What is the meaning of the subtitle?
What is missing from the father's life?
Select specific words and/or phrases from the poem that gave you this information.
What word or words does the author repeat in the poem?
Why does the author repeat this word or these words?
How do you relate to this poem? Compare this to someone or something you have seen in your life. Explain in your journal.
Day 1
Pair students up and have them discuss the questions on the slide.
Have students identify details in the title and subtitle that may provide clues to the theme.
The subtitle reveals the poem is about the speaker’s father.
“lived without ceremony” may mean he was common and ordinary.
“without title may suggest and identity theme, or the lack or loss of identity
Have students identify the repetition and explain what it may suggest about the theme.

4. October 10 Please take out paper and pen/pencil.
Agenda:
Vocabulary Quiz
Narrative planning

5. Vocabulary Quiz Word Bank Profuse Paraphernalia Discriminate
Perfunctory
Petulant
Defiant
Intervene
Intervened
Rational

6. A Day in the Life of My Father

7. Without Title 1 page Narrative Writing Activity
What would a day in the life of the speaker’s family be like?
What dialogue would you expect to hear?
What activities would you see happening?
What emotions, tone, would you experience in this family?
Plan a narrative about one day in the life of the speaker’s family.
How old is the daughter? What does the father look like? Which city did they have to move to?
You will write your narrative over the weekend.
Day 2
Day 3 students will write their narrative.